headliner
Example Sentences
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The Puerto Rican pop star is this year's headliner for the set, with this weekend's championship game in Santa Clara, California, expected to be watched by more than 120 million in the United States alone.
From BBC
After opening for Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet” tour, she quickly became an arena headliner herself.
From Los Angeles Times
They thought they’d be opening for someone else, but the demand was high enough that they quickly sold out the nearly 1,000-seat Athenaeum Center as headliners.
From Los Angeles Times
“Mingus at Monterey” was recorded in September 1964, at a Monterey Jazz Festival whose headliners also included Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis.
They're festival headliners, with two number one albums and an international fan base.
From BBC
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